In every town in the UK, and I have to imagine in many other places as well, closed circuit television monitors our every move. Little cameras attached to buildings and lamp posts whir quietly as they focus in on exactly what it is that we are up to. They help …
One of the greatest things about travel, they say, is that it broadens the mind. Without question, you get to see different places, experience different cultures, and meet people that you could never possibly met if you had stayed at home, so if you are thinking about travelling, whether taking …
Starbucks, according to Statista.com was 2017’s second most valuable fast food brand, coming runner up only to McDonalds. Valued at 44,230,000,000 USD in, they seem to be doing pretty well. There is at least one Starbucks in every major city that I have ever visited, and they have been well …
Stealing, lying and cheating. Think back to being a child. What were you told about these three behaviours? Go on, take a moment. My guess is that as a small child, your parents told you that these things were naughty, bad or wrong. Perhaps when you were a little older, …
I have been described as lacking empathy. This isn’t a recollection of something said to me in an argument many moons ago, this is something that is said of me on a regular basis, and I suppose the fact that I couldn’t give a fuck only adds fuel to the …
Do you ever feel as though that the odds are stacked up against you? Have you ever felt that the weasels are closing in, and that your hands are tied? Well, here’s some news. For the most part, those feelings sum up the situation perfectly. It depends to some extent …
Much to the benefit of the planet at large, the iPhone X was released a few days ago, and the predictable queues of people formed outside stores to get their hands on the latest and greatest offering from our tech savvy friends at Apple. According to the papers, thousands of …
Greggs, a popular UK bakery, has just had to apologise for it’s Christmas advertisement which depicted a nativity scene in which the baby Jesus was replaced by a sausage roll. People were up in arms about it, saying that it was sacrilegious, blasphemous, against the spirit of the season, and …
If you are reading this (and clearly you are), you are most likely doing so online. First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time. There are all sorts of other things that you could be doing. You could go for a walk or watch some television. …
I do all right for myself. I’m not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but I rarely have to think about money, I live in a very comfortable house, and my daughter goes to a very nice public school. In order to achieve this, I teach on the other …
